Venerable Khandro Rinpoche

Venerable Khandro Rinpoche is a teacher in both the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Born in Kalimpong, India, in 1967, she is the daughter of His Holiness Mindrolling Tichen. At the age of two, Rinpoche was recognized by His Holiness the 16th Karmapa as the re-incarnation of the Great Dakini of Tsurphu, Khandro Ugyen Tsomo, one of the best known female masters of her time. Ven. Khandro Rinpoche established and heads the Samten Tse Retreat Centre in India for nuns as well as western practitioners. She also heads charitable projects such as health care and education in remote areas, the leprosy project, and the Dharmashri Journal, besides being very actively involved with the Mindrolling monastery in India. Rinpoche speaks fluent English, Tibetan, and Hindi dialects and has completed a Western education. She has been teaching since 1987 and has developed a vast activity in both Europe and North America.